Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Wife of Ghatotkach

                                              Wife of Ghatotkach

Ghatotkach is the son of Bhim and Hidimba. When Pandavas have been sent to forest by cheating in the game of dice, they were spending a night in a forest. While his brothers and mother fell asleep, Bhim was awake seeing that no one must disturb them.
Hidimba was a demon princess and by smelling human flesh she had come near Pandavas to eat them. But she saw Bhim was awake and instantly fell in love with him. She expressed her wish to him. By seeing that his sister still didnt return, her brother Hidimbasur came in search of her.
That time, a war happened between Hidimbasur and Bhim and Bhim won the battle and killed Hidimbasur. Bhim married Hidimba and they had a son by the name Ghatotkach. He was very brave just like his father. That time,Narakasur was the demon king.
Muru was his minister. Muru had a daughter by the name Kamakatanka. She was very brave. When Shri Krishna had declared a war on Narakasur, and won in battle . But Kamakatanka continued fighting with Shri Krishna. She was the follower of Goddess Kamakhya.
Because of that, she had got some blessings from Goddess. Hence she continued fighting with Shri Krishna. She was beautiful and had a strange habbit. She was luring young princes and was asking some puzzles to them. If they didnt answer them, she was killing them.
Shri Krishna was aware of this. Hence he thought she would be the ideal pair of Ghatotkach. With the help of Shri Krishna, Ghatotkach was able to answer the questions put by Kamakatanka. Naturally, she had to marry him and they had a son named Barbaraka.

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